I read ChanceKJís thread last year with a lot of interest and really liked the idea of Flynnís arcade. I especially focused on the arcade itself (the building) since it is the place where the gaming happens and has references to video games etc. Anyways, I was toying with my new 3D printer back then and set on to try and make a replica of the Flynnís neon sign at the front. I thought this could make for a pretty kickass marquee for an arcade cabinet. I spend a few weeks designing and building it and was pretty happy with the results (see pics). Thus I knew I was going to make Yet Another Flynnís Arcade!

While I absolutely love ChanceKJís design, I really wanted to make something much smaller. I already have a pinball machine and space (read wife tokens) is limited. So I settled on a 2 player system that would be fairly minimalistic. I also wanted it to be well setup for Robotron and so sticks needed to be reasonably close to one another. After searching for a while I found the Project Mame design which is pretty much what I am looking for. I changed the marque area to be curved in order to match the neon sign and the Arcade building shape. I also really like Ondís idea for the front part with LEDs so I added that in. I changed the base to make it more rigid and used a design similar to ChanceKJís Flynn. Below are some shots of the concept 3D model as it stands now.

So happy to see you dont have another member of the fleet for a control panel. 3D print looks neat.

LOL, yeah I guess that's the eternal dilemma. Not too big or have all the controls possible... One idea I am toying with is making the CP easily swap-able such that I could support other control configuration without requiring a landing carrier. That will be for a future project. CP will be removable for now.

Sold on that many admin buttons? What are they going to be? Esc and pause I assume, and ?

Looking good so far, remember you can always change the title of your thread by modifying the first post.

The two buttons on the top left are 1P and 2P. The top 3 in the middle are for a spinner and 1 button on each side. Top right pair is admin buttons. I have not finalized the CP layout yet and sure could use you guys' inputs. How many admin buttons do you guys use and what are you primarily using them for?

Could you use P1 button 3 as the button for the spinner? I can see a case for Esc and Pause buttons, though some might disagree. You have a coin door in your render, so I'd skip coin up buttons, or just have one since MOST games support coin up for both players of course this may be your intention as you didn't mention them.

Received the coin door! Also got the base done today. Its essentially a scaled down copy of what Chance did. Really liked the idea of the back wheels with levelers in the front. Still waiting for the wheels to arrive though so I 3D printed a copy in the meantime so I can work. Also 3D printed a bunch of templates for the router. Man, that little 3D printer turned to be more useful than I thought it would.

That artwork is very nice. However, that silhouette of PAC-MAN on the left Tron cycle seems out of place but it is subtle. Did you specifically want that there?

I thought that at first (I'm a no character on the art guy) but I think it works in this concept for a few reasons. The concept is that the cabinet is like Flynn's arcade (the building). Inside is where gaming happens. The stuff on the CP is meant to represent things inside the arcade. If you look closely, you will see they are actually neon signs you could find in an arcade. Pac man is one of them.

That artwork is very nice. However, that silhouette of PAC-MAN on the left Tron cycle seems out of place but it is subtle. Did you specifically want that there?

I thoughts that at first (I'm a no character on the art guy) but I think it works in this concept for a few reasons. The concept is that the cabinet is like Flynn's arcade (the building). Inside is where gaming happens. The stuff on the CP is meant to represent things inside the arcade. If you look closely, you will see they are actually neon signs you could find in an arcade. Pac man is one of them.

StefR, what program did you use to model the 3d printed letters? Did you have to place all the el-wire holders manually? Very impressive overall. Can't wait to see it finished.

All done in sketchup and printed with cura. Each letter is one piece including the elwire brackets. I designed the elwire brackets so they snap in nicely without breaking. Took a few iterations. The 3D files are posted on thingiverse if you want to check out the model. This approach was inspired from a 1/3 scale some dude designed out of metal. He has a thread on pinside for those interested in larger replicas.

That was the initial version where I was trying to have the spinner in an area where you can get your hands through and not be bothered by the joysticks. I built a mockup and didn't like it so I changed it in the latest rev. The final version only has a spinner in the middle with no buttons. The two joysticks are now a bit further apart leaving more room to access the spinner. Top left has 1P / 2P buttons and top right has 2 ctrl buttons.

Cab is coming along nicely although everything seems to take 4 times longer than I had planned. Oh well.

My CP is angled and will have T molding on. Today's headache was figuring out how to do an angled T molding slot. I don't have the angle jig for my router and didnt feel like spending 60$ and waiting a couple days to get it. Bah, nothing you can't solve with a 3D printer. Built myself a jig at the exact angle I needed and bolted it on the router. Worked like a charm.

Received the side art, marquee and CP vinyl printouts today! Thanks to Lucian045 for the super quick turnaround. I can't wait to put it on but I am not quite there yet. Time to pick the T-molding color. Sucks that there is no suitable orange available.

The wife and kids seem to think the gold and silver ones look best. I'm not convinced so I think I will wait until everything is on the cab and then take a second look at T molding colors.

Just in case you weren't aware, the gold/silver are actually a type of foil or film laminated onto an otherwise semi-clear length of t-molding, meaning if it takes too many bumps or scrapes, rather than just a gouge, you'd have some "un-gold" or "un-silver" spots. It does look cool, that's for sure, but something worth bearing in mind.

Just in case you weren't aware, the gold/silver are actually a type of foil or film laminated onto an otherwise semi-clear length of t-molding, meaning if it takes too many bumps or scrapes, rather than just a gouge, you'd have some "un-gold" or "un-silver" spots. It does look cool, that's for sure, but something worth bearing in mind.

Thanks, I didn't realize that. I will do some stress test on the bits I have here. There will be kids playing the thing and it will get some abuse (as it should) so I will have to bear that in mind.

Put on the first coat of black paint today. While its drying, I started designing the marquee bracket and the bracket that will hold the neon sign. I knew I was in for some fun when I decided to go with a curved marquee. Couldn't help it and had to test the fit of the neon sign. Fits like a glove.